Concept Books
Teaching Resources Center, Joyner Library
A Selective Bibliography
Titles in the Teaching Resources Center are cataloged with Dewey call numbers and are preceded by Curric.
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COLORS
Beinstein, Phoebe. Dora Explora los Colores = Dora Explores Colors. New York:
Simon & Schuster Libros Para Niños, 2007.
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B3969DO
Blake, Michael. Colors. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2006.
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B5816C
Carter, David A. White Noise: A Pop-up Book for Children of all Ages. New York,
NY: Little Simon, 2009.
E
C2453W
Jones, Christianne C. Brown at the Zoo. Minneapolis, MN: Picture Window Books,
2008. (Other titles in this series: Winter White; Pink Takes a Bow; Batty for Black;
Splish, Splash, and Blue; Purple Pride; Hello, Yellow!; Camping in Green; Big Red
Farm; and Autumn Orange.)
535.6
J7126BR
Lillegard, Dee. Balloons, Balloons, Balloons. New York: Dutton Children's Books,
2007.
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L6281B
Marks, Jennifer. Sorting by Color. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2007.
512
M3425S
Rubin, Susan Goldman. Andy Warhol’s Colors. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2007.
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R8248A
Salas, Laura Purdie. Flashy, Clashy, and Oh-So Splashy: Poems about Color.
Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2008.
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SA315F
Sarfatti, Esther. Colors: Red. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke, 2008. (Other titles in this series:
Green, Blue, and Yellow.)
535.6
SA72COR
Sidman, Joyce. Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin Books for Children, 2009.
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SI139R
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Tafuri, Nancy. Blue Goose. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
2008.
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T1259BL
MEASUREMENT
Aber, Linda Williams. Carrie Measures Up! New York: Kane Press, 2001.
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AB371C
Aboff, Marcie. If You were a Pound or a Kilogram. Minneapolis, MN: Picture
Window Books, 2009. (Other titles in this series: If You were a Pound or a
Kilogram, If You were an Inch or a Centimeter, The Tallest Snowman)
530.8
AB75IFP
Cleary, Brian P. On the Scale: A Weighty Tale. Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press,
2008.
530.8
C5807O
DeRubertis, Barbara. Lulu’s Lemonade. New York: Kane Press, 2000.
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D449L
Karapetkova, Holly. Pints, Quarts, and Gallons. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Pub., 2010.
(Other titles in this series: Pounds, Feet, and, Inches, Teaspoons, Tablespoons, and
Cups.)
530.8
K1439PI
Murphy, Patricia J. Measuring Puppies and Kittens. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow
Elementary, 2008.
516
M956M
Murphy, Stuart J. Bigger, Better, Best! New York: Harper Collins, 2002.
516
M957B
Waters, Jennifer. Measure It! Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, 2002.
530.8
W317M
Woodford, Chris. Time. Detroit: Blackbird Press, 2005. (Other titles in this series:
Temperature, Height, Distance, Volume, Area, and Speed.)
529
W855T
OPPOSITES
Bullard, Lisa. Long and Short: An Animal Opposites Book. Mankato, MN: Capstone
Press, 2006. (Other titles from this series: Big and Small: An Animal Opposites
Book, Smooth and Rough: An Animal Opposites Book, Fast and Slow: An Animal
Opposites Book, Loud and Quiet: An Animal Opposites Book.)
590
B8729L
Child, Lauren. Charlie and Lola’s Opposites. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2007.
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C4371CH
Falk, Laine. Let’s Talk about Opposites, Morning to Night. New York: Children’s
Press, 2007.
428.1
F186L
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Johnson, Tami. Up and Down. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2007.
153.752
J6377U
Mitten, Luana K. Opposites: Big and Little. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Pub., 2009.
(Other titles in this series: Opposites: Front and Back, Opposites: Hard and Soft,
Opposites: Open and Closed.)
428.1
M6979O
Olson, Nathan. Heavy and Light: An Animal Opposites Book. Mankato, MN:
Capstone Press, 2008. (Other titles in this series: Nathan Olson (author) - High and
Low, Short and Tall, Soft and Hard; Lisa Bullard (author) - Big and Small, Fast
and Slow, Long and Short, Loud and Quiet, Smooth and Rough, Wet and Dry.)
590
OL87H
PATTERNS
Franco, Betsy. Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails: Patterns & Shapes—Naturally. New
York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2008.
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F8482B
Harvey, Jayne. Busy Bugs: A Book about Patterns. New York: Grosset & Dunlap,
2003.
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H2625B
Holm, Sharon. Zoe’s Hats: A Book of Colors and Patterns. Honesdale: Boyds Mill
Press, 2003.
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H73Z
Irons, Calvin. The Pitterpats: A Story about Patterns. New York: Wright
Group/McGraw-Hill, 2003.
BB
IR65PI
Olson, Nathan. Food Patterns. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2007.
516.15
OL87F
Pallotta, Jerry. Twizzlers Shapes and Patterns. New York: Scholastic, 2002.
516
P179T
Ring, Susan. I See Patterns. Mankato, MN: Yellow Umbrella Books, 2006.
152.1423
R472I
PERSPECTIVE
Banyai, Istvan. Re-Zoom. New York: Viking, 1995.
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B228R
Cohen, Caron Lee. Where’s the Fly? Glenview IL: Scott Foresman, 2000.
BB
C6602W
Kalz, Jill. Galen’s Camera. Minneapolis, MN: Picture Window Books, 2006.
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K1276G
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McCarthy, Mary. A Closer Look. New York: Greenwillow Books, 2007.
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M1275C
McMillan, Bruce. Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw. New York: Holiday House,
1993.
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M2282M
Rotner, Shelley. Close, Closer, Closest. New York: Atheneum, 1997.
152.142
R746C
SHAPE
Aboff, Marcie. If You were a Triangle. Minneapolis, MN: Picture Window Books,
2010. (Other titles in this series: Marcie Aboff (author) If You were a Polygon,
Molly Blaisdell (author) If You were a Circle, If You were a Quadrilateral.)
516
AB75IT
Martin, Elena. So Many Circles. Mankato, MN: Yellow Umbrella Books, 2006.
516
M3637S
Mitten, Luana K. Three Dimensional Shapes. Cones. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Pub.,
2009. (Other titles from this series: Three Dimensional Shapes. Cubes, Three
Dimensional Shapes. Cylinders, Three Dimensional Shapes. Spheres.)
516
M6979CO
Olson, Nathan. Pyramids. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2008. (Other titles in this
series: Cones, Cubes, Cylinders, and Spheres.)
516
OL87P
Olson, Nathan. Stars Around Town. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2007.
516.154
OL87S
Reidy, Hannah. All Sorts of Shapes. Minneapolis, MN: Picture Window Books, 2005.
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R2728ASH
Rissman, Rebecca. Shapes in Sports. Chicago, IL: Heinemann Library, 2009.
516
R497S
Sarfatti, Esther. Shapes: Triangles. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke, 2008. (Others in this
series: Squares and Circles.)
516
SA72T
Shakan, Trisha Speed. Princess Bella’s Birthday Cake. Minneapolis, MN: Picture
Window Books, 2006.
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SH249P
SIZE
Bell, Cece. Itty Bitty. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2009.
E
B4132I
Bullard, Lisa. Big and Small. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2006.
590
B8729B
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Davies, Nicola. Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals are Big and Little Animals are
Little. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2009.
591.4
D2883J
Komiya, Teruyuki. Life-size Zoo: From Tiny Rodents to Gigantic Elephants, an
Actual-size Animal Encyclopedia. New York: Seven Footer Kids, 2009.
636.088
K8361L
Ring, Susan. Big or Small? Mankato, MN: Red Brick Learning, 2006.
152.14
R472B
Russo, Marisabina. A Very Big Bunny. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2010.
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R921V
West, Colin. “Pardon?” Said the Giraffe. San Diego: Harcourt Inc., 2000.
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W52P
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